Ph.D. Candidate
Research interests: Impacts of catch and release angling, migration of freshwater fish, adaptation of freshwater fish with introduction of invasive species.
Background
Background: BSc in biology with specialization in ecology (Laurentian University)
Undergrad thesis : Maternal influences on Lake Whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) embryonic fitness in an exploited Lake Huron stock
Lab Publications (27)
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Vermaire, C., Madden, J. C., LaRochelle, L., Danylchuk, A. J., & Cooke, S. J. (2025). Evaluating hook removal techniques on jaw-hooked Smallmouth Bass captured with soft plastic jigs. North American Journal of Fisheries Management, vqaf005.
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Madden, J.C., L., LaRochelle, A.M., Goodenough, A.J., Danylchuk, and S.J., Cooke. In Press. Free falling: fizzing wild-caught smallmouth bass results in the inability to control buoyancy in deep water. Fisheries Management and Ecology. 00: 0000-0000.
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LaRochelle, L., J., Bernardi., J.C., Madden, J.W., Brownscombe, A.M., Goodenough, A.J., Danylchuk, and S.J., Cooke. In Press. Effects of Recreational Fishing Gear Type on Reflex Impairment on Post-Release Swimming Activity of Smallmouth Bass. Fisheries Management and Ecology. 00: 0000-0000.
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Reeve, C., L. LaRochelle, C.J. Bihun, J.W. Brownscombe and S.J. Cooke. In Press. Winter behaviour and energetics of free-swimming largemouth bass. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 00:000-000.
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Reid, C. H., LaRochelle, L., Madden, J. C., Haniford, L. S., Burton, D., Midwood, J. D., & Cooke, S. J. (2024). Relative effects of electro-immobilisation and chemical anaesthesia on in situ post-release behaviour and reproductive success in nesting smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu). Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 273, 106239.
